The M5 was closed for 3 hours after a vehicle flipped over as police chased a suspected kidnapper.
The road ground to a halt after the smash shortly after 9am between J21 (Weston-super-Mare) and J19 (Portishead).
Traffic was halted after emergency services closed all four lanes, Bristol Live reported.
The crash happened after police attempted to stop a car linked to a man wanted by a different force.
A police officer was injured in the crash and has been sent to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening.
The officer’s were chasing a suspected child kidnapper.
A37-year-old man, thought to be from the Staffordshire area, has been placed under arrest.
The motorway was re-opened at about 11am.
The main carriageway had been closed on the northbound side, along with sliproads leading on and off the busy route.
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